Strawberry Peak, Mountain summit in San Gabriel Mountains, California, US.

Strawberry Peak is a mountain summit in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles with an elevation of 6,164 feet (1,880 meters). The peak sits within a forested mountain range that features multiple hiking trails with varying difficulty levels and scenic views across Southern California.

Strawberry Peak was closed to the public after the Station Fire, and the last closure order expired on May 24, 2014. Fire damage remaining in the area is minimal. The peak had been named by mountaineers more than a century earlier for its resemblance to an enormous upside-down strawberry.

Mountaineers named the peak over a century ago, thinking it looked like an enormous upside-down strawberry. Hikers today still use that name, and the two standard routes are the 7.2-mile round-trip Strawberry Peak Trail from near Red Box Picnic Area and a class 3 scramble from a trailhead near the Switzer Picnic Site entrance.

Two routes reach the summit: the Strawberry Peak Trail from near Red Box Picnic Area, a 7.2-mile round trip, or a class 3 scramble from a trailhead near the Switzer Picnic Site entrance. The east-side trail walk suits hikers with reasonable fitness; the west approach requires scrambling ability. Watch for rattlesnakes, which are common in the area.

Strawberry Peak is the tallest of the front range peaks, standing three feet higher than nearby San Gabriel Peak. Mountaineers named it over a century ago, thinking it looked like an enormous upside-down strawberry. Rattlesnakes are especially common in the area, so watch the trail.